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...today's race not only set a record for the fastest IRL Indycar Series race at an average speed of 197.879....but it's also the fastest race ever on a closed course!!
a bad day at the race track beats a good day at work
.................................................S ARAH
Yeah, that kinda wigged me out too...as much as they struggled at the beginning. Looks like they finally got things hooked up in the 2nd falf of the race, but by that time were already two laps down. Prior to her "fasest" lap, she was also the only driver besides Hornish & Dixon to have a top ten lap speed. Definitely knows how to get around that place! Perhaps it's just the "getting to know you phase" with the new engineer.
[edit] BTW, I just double checked and that lap would have put her on the outside fo the front row....interesting!!
Originally posted by Brickman Well.... Jimmy Vasser nipped Sam with a 197.995 at Funtana last year.
...you're correct Brickman.
On November 3, 2002 Jimmy Vasser won the 500 presented by Toyota at Fontana in just over 2 hours and 33 minutes at an average spped of 197.995 mph. So he still holds the 'fastest ever' on a closed circuit.
The IRL Indycar Series did set a new record by having only 1 caution for 10 laps when Brack smoked a motor on lap 147. This beat the previous record which was 3, on 3 different occasions.
cart use a method of measuring the tracks that is different than every other racing series in the entire world. They measure the distance 4 feet from the outside wall and measure that 2 mile oval as a 2.029 miles. That would be like measuring the 1.5 mile oval Kentucky as a 1.52175 mile oval.
This is done mainly to inflate the speeds that cart runs.
Never Drink and Drive, Use a 3-Iron...
"Call Tony George, sell him your assets and save money, if not open-wheel racing." - Robin Miller to CCWS
While Hornish's performance was outstanding, the top 4 finishers at Fontana last November were faster; and that was over 500 miles...a tougher accomplishment considering the difficulty of sustained speed over 500 miles and the luck needed to avoid additional yellow flag situations. I was happy to see a complete absence of debris cautions today....
Originally posted by RSX02 ...a tougher accomplishment considering the difficulty of sustained speed over 500 miles and the luck needed to avoid additional yellow flag situations. ....
It helped that CART threw a red flag instead of the yellow to give them the record.
Originally posted by CamKing It helped that CART threw a red flag instead of the yellow to give them the record.
That's right...then again, what was the average speed of the Fontana race at the point of that race equal to today's Kentucky distance? Way over 200 if I recall.
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